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I'm training for my second sprint, but I'm having a bad time with running, I enjoy swimming and LOVE ridding, but I get really bored at running so i barely run. How can I make my running sessions more entertaining and less painful.

When I'm in a rut I'll drive somewhere different and run in a new place. I don't know where you live, but I only run outdoors here in Central Florida. I don't run with music, but immerse myself in my surroundings and be in the now and in a zone.

You could use a reward system too. "if I run today, I can have x". Have to be willing to stick with it though.

After a few weeks of a consistent pattern it will become habit! Good luck with the training.

Edit: painful means you need to strength train and stretch. Stretch after your workouts for as long as you can. I'll typically watch a 30min show while rolling/stretching. And for additional fun, I hear there's a Zombie attack app you can listen to while you run, lol.

This really works well for me. Even on long-slow-distance runs I monitor stuff to keep it in the range I want. Thinking about having good technique. Without a GPS, you can still check cadence with a regular watch.

Another tip, although not what anyone particularly likes to hear, is that we like things that we are good at. This seems especially true of the type of person that gets attracted to triathlon. So, embrace this, work hard and one day you will notice to your surprise that it actually is fun.

A final thing I will add: make your long runs out-and-back so that you have to complete the distance to get home.

Source: A year ago I was in the same position, and even considered posting the same question here.

Mixing it up with short intervals of speed during a run can make the time pass faster. On my long run days sometimes I'll listen to a podcast or something to keep my mind occupied. The "Stuff You Should Know" podcast is highly reccommended :)

I'm pretty new to running (just finished couch to 5k and am training for my first sprint), but I really enjoy listening to books on tape while I run. Currently listening to fantasy novel courtesy of Audible :)

THANK YOU FOR THIS POST! Sometimes, I feel I'm the only triathlete who dreads the run. I was an all-state swimmer, discovered a love for cycling in my early 20s and still have yet to find a love of the run. I love TRI, but I hate the run-- no one seems to get this concept. (Why do it then?)

Some things I do with the run:
(1) I ALWAYS track my run (I use SportsTracker for Android) and try to get personal bests. Sometimes I aim for distances, sometimes for time, sometime for sprints, etc
(2) Sing a song mentally. I refuse to limit my peripheral world, so I don't use head phones... but I still sing to myself-- not aloud, but to myself.... sometimes I play games like first song's last word of title must be first word of next song to sing
(3) Change up your route frequently (If looping, run segments in a different way)
(4) Partner up-- I have no motivation to go unless I'm dragged
(5) Heart-rate zone train--- I find this to take all my mind off the boring factor because I'm too focused on the zones
(6) Water run. At least it saves the impact on your knees and you can run/swim train on opposite laps.